Cullin-5 deficiency promotes chimeric antigen receptor T cell effector functions potentially via the modulation of JAK/STAT signaling pathway

Autor: Yoshitaka Adachi, Seitaro Terakura, Masahide Osaki, Yusuke Okuno, Yoshitaka Sato, Ken Sagou, Yuki Takeuchi, Hirofumi Yokota, Kanae Imai, Peter Steinberger, Judith Leitner, Ryo Hanajiri, Makoto Murata, Hitoshi Kiyoi
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Nature Communications, Vol 15, Iss 1, Pp 1-14 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-54794-x
Popis: Abstract Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell is a promising therapy for cancer, but factors that enhance the efficacy of CAR T cell remain elusive. Here we perform a genome-wide CRISPR screening to probe genes that regulate the proliferation and survival of CAR T cells following repetitive antigen stimulations. We find that genetic ablation of CUL5, encoding a core element of the multi-protein E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase complex, cullin-RING ligase 5, enhances human CD19 CAR T cell expansion potential and effector functions, potentially via the Janus kinase/signal transducers and activators of transcription (JAK/STAT) pathway. In this regard, CUL5 knockout CD19 CAR T cells show sustained STAT3 and STAT5 phosphorylation, as well as delayed phosphorylation and degradation of JAK1 and JAK3. In vivo, shRNA-mediated knockdown of CUL5 enhances CD19 CAR T treatment outcomes in tumor-bearing mice. Our findings thus imply that targeting CUL5 in the ubiquitin system may enhance CAR T cell effector functions to enhance immunotherapy efficacy.
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